The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-21 00:00:00

,I It. AL EVERY N NI ,E E N hL G O a N t l ic,ht C ONCER' rS E ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT TWO. In consequence of the great suness of the GOUNOD NIG BLI, it will be repeated THIS EVENING. Mdlle. C. Patti and Madame Parepa ; Mdlle. Krebs, Mr. Levy, and Ali Ben Son-alee. Orchestra of One Hundred Performers, sad the Bands of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls , and Amphitheatre, One ; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, LI Is. and 10s, 6d. To-morrow, Thursday, the THIRD and LAST MEN DELSSO HN On Friday next, a HANDEL NIGHT. In preparation, a Grand Selection from L'ETOILE DU ICORD. TIHEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN for the DRAMATIC SEASON on SATURDAY NExT, September 24, when will be performed, in conse quence of the unqualified succes , which attended its revival last season, the First Part of Sliakespere'.3 Play of HENRY 'I2LIE FOURTH. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Phelps; llotspur, Mr. Cr eswick. ---- On SATURDAY, Sept. 21, Mond.iy, 26, and during the week, the pertormances will commence with the Farce of AN APt.l.t. FOOL. After which, at half-past 7 o'clock each Evening*, the First Part of Shakes eye's Pia y of HENRY THE FOURTFI. Princ'Ell characters by Messrs. Phelps, Creswick, Walter Lacy, Henry Marston, R. Roxby, G. Delmore, Edmund Phelps. A. Raynor, F. Matthews, J. Cormack, Sze. ; MISS Helen Howard, Miss Arabella Smyth (harp cbligato to song, Mr, Frederick Chatterton), Mrs. C. Melville. To conclude with the Farce. by Joh n Okenford, Esq., en tlt:ed BEAUTY OR THE BEAS At the termination of the Play the National Anthem will be sung. Doors open at half-past Six, commence at Seven. Full prospectus of the Season Arrangements to be obtained at the Box-office from 10 till 5 daily. On Saturday, Oct. 1, will be performed the Second Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. THEAT RE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,- Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. After which, at half-past 7, O'Keefe's revived Comic Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss, Buckstone, Chippendale, Compton, Rogers, Farren, Matthi son, &c, ; Mesdames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, &7,. To be followed by FRIEND WAGaLES. Horatio Waggles (his original character), Mr. Compton. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Caddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE STREET. 3 OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, IL Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and 3liss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-P0 YAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, A WOMAN OF BUSINESS. Messrs. Toole and Billington. After which, 7th time, STEPHEN DIG GES. Messrs. J. L. Toole, K. Phillips, Billing,ton, Stephenson; Mrs. Billing ton, Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. And TUE BABES IN THE WOOD. Messrs. J. L.Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Mrs. A. Mellon, t.tc. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI.- Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER'S ANNUAL BENEFIT and LAST NIGIIT of the SEASON. SATURDAY next, September 24, the successful Drama of STEPHEN DIGGES, by John Oxenford, Esq. Mr. J. L. Toole. Revival of the celebrated Comic Drama, by J. R. Planche, Esq., of WHO'S YOUR FRIEND. Mr. B. Webster. And the celebrated Burlesque, by H. T. Byron, Esq, of THE BABES IN THE WOOD, Mr. J. L. Tole, Mrs. A. Me lon, Mr. Paul Bedford. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINEN r TALENT AND COMEDY. This poloular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING, (tor the 9th time) Mr. Arthur Sketehly's highly •successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL THEY GET OUT 01? IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. To conclude with LNDEtt THE ROSE. Those cele brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged. Mr , . Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son, Mr. Asuley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. chamberlain, Mr. Joirn stone, Mr. H. Montague, Miss Cotterel , Miss Fanny Joseph Miss Patti Josephs, ti c. &a. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kinloch. Musical Con ductor, Mr. Walienstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE, Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough._ TIII3 EVENING, SHORT AND SWEET. Messrs. Par selle and James ; Mesdames Carson and Johnstone. Atter which, the great Burl, sque, THE MILLER AND lIIS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne ; Mesdames Swanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. To conclude with WHERE'S YOUR WIFE? Mr. Bel ford. COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a variety of WASitING SILK DII ISFS, suttatle for the country and seaside, and at the c'earing-out price of only £1 115. Cd. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 249, and 231, Regent-street. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw material has already r sen VS per cent., and it will soon reach a far !Treater per-centag - e. Messrs. JAY, therefore, 1 tvlte ;heir numerJus patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b more Co.tly as the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 217, 215, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The MLLES HAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 23s. per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 225. „ Deep 2ls. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De• pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOIIN SCOTT, Sole tgent. 11tiE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. It. GLIOTIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN' supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRI BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAL—Morning, sh. 30ni.—Afternoon, sh. 50m, To-itoaßow.-Moraing, 61. 15m.—Afternoon, 611.10 m s r qjit Lak AA. 11. 4 .4 A •-:•1114/1 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1864. Herr BISSIARK is a politician t hat it is difficu for those in this country to understand. He sets out with quite different views, and his ideas on all subjects are so totally dissimilar to those of English men that it is no wonder if they are puzzled and perplexed when they attempt to interpret them. Still the broad principles of right and wrong must I' , e the same in every land, the particulars of policy necessarily vary, and the opinions of the people are of course contrary to those at home; but wrong, spoliation, and oppression can by read by Christian or heathen, civilised or savaee. After the course pursued by the Prussian Government during the whole of thi3 deplorable and despicable conflict, it is astounding to hear of the people of Berlin making Lero of M. 13ISMARK, and rejoicing at the down fall of their enemies, as if they were in the least danger from them, and hailed the overthrow of overwhelming forces that were bound to crush thorn. It must be confessed by the admirers of Germany that such a manifestation of popular feidl ing and such a political exhibition is a disgrace to Prussia and a dishonour to Berlin. For a people to identify themselves, as they have done, with one of the most uncalled for and cruel wars that have ever sullied the page of history, is monstrous, and it for ever lowers the standard of Prussian cha racter, and puts a stop to the notion that was be coming prevalent as to the spread of the principles of Y.berty taking place in that country. The ac c:.unts received relative to M. I3IS3iAIllr'S entry into Berlin are most ex :raordinary, and it shows a deeps rwolott,, h rooted t feeling o f sympat h y in the inhabitants whole t e nour o f hi s po li cy, t h at they s hould l thrust themselves forward after this fashion to bestow upon him gratui. toady, as i t merit and Were, a publi c t es ti mony o f h i s a recognition of his services. The few words which he addressed to his admirers are certainly most significaut aneldese o r l v . e be dwelt upon. The spirit of th e P russian p inte y is ntiat e l xpr f esse l d in these subtle phrases. The Prussian Government stand c l ear and unmistta: able in these smooth and slippery sentences. In the first place, Herr BISMARK does not do himself instice, for he declines to receive the merit that others ascribe to his doings, It is the KING an are told who alone is to be praised. This will not do, because it is well known what zeal and assiduity M. BISMARK has displayed from the outset of this unhappy Dano•German war, and before that catastrophe took place, we all remember what a foe he was to the liberties of Prussia ; how he overawed all independent members n the Chamber ; how he ruled as impotent in the Cabinet, are facts that cannot be denied. Besides, has he not followed the KING about like a shadow, never suffering him to take recreation, or transact affairs at a distance without immediately rushing after him. It is of no avail that this astute States man declines the tribute paid to him ; that is only another skilful arrangement and ingenious device, but sober lookers on are not thus to be deceived and cajoled by such very transparent devices. Further on Herr BISMAIIK became almost profane, for he says that PROVIDENCE has blessed the evening of the KING'S days by bestowing victory on the • Prussian army. Can anything be more unsuitable or more repugnant to all notions of propriety. Can any thing be a more direct contradiction to the DIVINE laws, and a more resolute infringement to the DIVINE code than the manner in which the Prussians have carried on their tactics from the first, and now we are to be told that it is through the favour of HEAVEN that these atrocities have been committed and. this injustice perpetrated, at which the civilisa tion of Christian states are scandalised. Some wars are necessary, others are justifiable,: but neither term applies to the outrageous course pursued by Prussia during the whole of this affair. Instead of Prussia declaring that it was with the help of a higher Power she has produced this misery, Den mark may with better right demand the protection from above, and leave retribution to the same source. To her may be applied the words which celebrate an outrage and a wrong— " Lo, where she lies embalmed in gore The voice of justice cries, The floodgates of her blood implore For vengeance from the skies." When men can go so far as Herr BISMARK and openly thank GOD that they have been able to design such injustice, and been instrumental in enabling others to carry it out, it shows very clearly what respect is due to them, and it is to the friendship and goodwill of such a nation that Eng land is to hold dearer than her honour—more potent to influence her than the time-honoured notion of defending the oppressed, and of more con sequence than self-respect, national prestige, and the preservation of good faith. Truly we live in strange times, but doubtless the most speculative and prophetic never supposed that we were to wits ness such an anomaly in our public career, and stoop to the depths of such an utter degradation. Herr BISMARK concluded his emphatic address by touching upon his favourite topic—the duty which the people owed to their Sovereign. The Parlia ment wes, of course, a nonentity in his harangue, the wishes of the people but cyphers in his consideration. It is lamentable to see a fine country thus stultify itself as Prussia has done—thus throw away her chances of success in the struggle for freedom, and thus mix herself up in the continental endeavours for tyranny and misrule. Not content with that, she is now the prominent picture in our eyes; she stands forth the representative of oppression and the example of covetousness. Instead of being the disciple of progress, she is now the votary of a retrograde movement. M. BIsMARK'S remarks were few, and not characterised by his usual earnestness or excitement ; but they were quite sufficient for us to bear ; they declare his intentions, they reveal his policy, they show that so far from regretting the sacrifices or grieving for the sufferings that he has caused, be glories in them; so far from hoping they may turn out better than has been supposed, ha wishes them not to do so. He may be a very clever man who is wise in his generation, but it is not always the oppressor in his pride and the despoiler in his might who are to be envied or trusted in. They may gain their im mediate object, but the seeds of decay are sown in such attempts and projects, and if . H.ERR BISMARK had made a more elaborate harangue, and discoursed yet more fluently regarding the validity of his cause, the successes of the Prussian army, and the wisdom and goodness of the King, he would not have produced any more effect. When injustice and cruelty are the ruling spirits of a nation's policy, eloquence may exhaust itself and ingenuity be ex pended in the endeavour to make right wrong, but the efforts will fail, and in the light of truth and reason only appear as sounding brass or as a link ng symbol. The condition of the large portioa of our indus trial classes who gain their living by the needle has long attracted the attention of philanthropists. Very recently its evils have received a practical illustration in the death of the unfortunate young woman LUCRETIA JEFFREYS, who, whatever the antecedents of her family, undoubtedly laboured assiduously to support herself, and only earned so miserable a pittance that death from starvation was the result. Some time since a similar ease of dis tress was brought to light by the death from desti tution of a respectable widow who had endeavoured to earn her bread by some inferior branch of needle work. But these are by no means solitary instances. Every season has its own sad story, every rank or degree of workers its own tragedy. The same en forced monotonous labour that breaks down the forces of the poor slopworker in her garret, produces its fatal effects in the fashionable establishments of Mayfair. In the one case it is aided by absolute want of feod, in the other, though there is no lack of nourishment, there is an equal deficiency in the supply of as great a necessary, fresh air. What hunger and cold do in the one instance, overcrowd ing and deficient ventilation do in the other, but excessive application with the needle is the prime agent of death and disease in both. Poor HooD, that large-hearted philanthropist, felt for the suffer ings of both classes, and while his " Song of the Shirt" has stirred the hearts of thousands, and given a voice that will not be silenced to the lonely, oppressed victim of commercial selfishness and ex cessive competition, his " Lady's Dream" has painted in scarcely less pathetic colours the troop of fair young girls who "For the pomp of pride Haste to an early tomb." But, however much we may deplore the sufferings . of the overworked and underpaid needlewomcn, and for the equally unfortunate, but less pitied, tailors, it is extremely difficult to deal with Either branch of the subject. Tailors and needlewomen of all kinds undoubtedly contribute very Ergely to our annuli mortality ; they supply our hospitals, our workhouses, our graveyards, in extravagant proportion to the rest of the working coca. munity, while the ranks of the unfortu nate women are most largely reinforced from needlewomen and domestic servants. Such results are only what may reasonably be expected from excessive and depressing toil, without the means of providing for sickness , a g e, or accident, nay, even without being able to gain sufficient fcr a moderate livelihood. Yet it is wholly against the recognised principles of our social system to iregulate the price of labour; and, supposing it to be possible to limit the hours of work in p rofes - e• 1"141 establish ments, it would be impossible, to do G ;'l5 i.LON lit) .'i so with regard to piece work, which all out-door workers are engaged upon. Accordingly, the evil has gone on from year to year, from generation to generation ; for the years of a needleworker's life are not to be measured by the ordinary standard, without skill, science, or charity being able to find a remedy. A new hope is, however, dawning in the introduction of the sewing machine into general use. At first, indeed, its advent was the signal for a general outcry, and it was feared that it would only servo to make the position of the sempstress worse than before. There is no doubt, like all such inventions, it has occasioned some temporary in- convenience. Every mechanical contrivance which substitutes artificial for human power is certain to throw many out of work, and equally certain to call forth a strong opposition from interested parties. But it has invariably proved that machines instead of injuring trade eventually improve it, by in• creasing the amount of work done, and by calling into action more hands than they have thrown out of work. The sewing machines are likely to prove no exception to this rule. It may be contended that the work of their construction is not to be counted (although their manufacture, together with that of the silk, cotton, &c., used is an important consideration), as they are made by men, while it is women's work for which they are mainly substi tuted. Bat the increased wages are a substantial advantage to the down•trodden needlewomen ; and when we hear of shirt collar makers earning from twelve to twenty shillings a week, and think of the long hours of labour which would be needed to earn a quarter of that amount by hand labour, we shall be inclined to wish the hand machines at all events to have a fair trial. As the wants of civilisation increase and the population steadily augments, there is not much probability of a lack of work to be done. The question is how it can be done with most satisfaction to the employer and with most advantage to the worker. As it is the intervening classes absorb the profit, and the extravagant sums paid by the actual owner are filtered through so many receptacles that, when they reach the actual worker very little is left. We have heard of a sempstress receiving seven pence halfpenny for making a mantle which was sold at a guinea—the cost of the material being very trifling. In the days of sewing machines, a day's labour would be worth something more than seven• pence halfpenny, even to an inexpert hand. The 'cute Americans have not been slow to recognise the advantages of the invention, and one of their principal factories produces a thousand machines in a week. Four years ago the value of the sewing done in America by machinery was estimated at nearly sixty millions, and at the present time that immense amount, if then correct, must be consider ably exceeded. In oar own country it has had great difficulties to contend against in the obstacles offered by the patent laws, in the opposition of the trades' unions, in the lack of workers to use it. It would be a good opening for charitable enterprise to establish a school or class for the instruction of young women who might be desirous to learn the use of a sewing machine. At present, friendless or penniless sempstresses would find it very difficult to obtain the requisite instruction, and must be tanta lised by hearing of others working shorter hours, earning as much in a day as their unremitting labour does in a week. There are several associa tions whose express object it is to improve the con dition of women, more especially by introducing them to now fields of labour. Cannot some of these come forward to help the friendless needle woman over the barrier that separates her from the means of obtaining a fair day's wages for a fair day's work ? Doubts may be raised as to the actual benefit of the sewing machine, and regrets may be felt that acy change affecting women's principal resource in necessity should have been introduced while they are still so almost exclusively dependent upon it as an industrial resource; but it is very evident that the change has come, and that it is worse than useless to oppose it. The progress of invention and improvement is irresistible, and those who will not swim with the advancing current, but persist in obstinately striving against it, must suc cumb in the struggle. The great object now is to enable those who really need it to avail themselves of thechange, and to secure to the present generation of workers as much as possible those benefits which are usually only experienced after long years of 'ruit:ess effort and shortsighted opposition. ANCIENT LONDON.—The marvellous transforms- lions that hare been effected by railways in London during the past few years, render it of no small importance to gather up every scrap of topographical lore while a few sites remain that are dear to history and the Muses. It is but the other day that we heard of the destruction of Milton's residence in Barbican. Now we hear that Gold smith's residence in Green Arbour-court must share the same fate. With such changes going on around us, it is gratifying to learn that " Aleph," the gifted author of " London Scenes and London People," has a companion volume in the press, the title of which is " The Old City, and its Highways and Byeways." We hear that the forthcoming work will be rich in personal reminiscences of historical sites and sketches of remarkable places and per sonages, which more or less reflect upon us the light o other days from the great Old City. THE BURGLARY AND ROBBERY AT LORD ASLI , BURNIIAM'S IN 1861.—N0 doubt the circumstances of this robbery will be remembered by our readers, as it created considerable interest in the neighbourhood of Battle. The perpetrator, who it would appear had been in the ser vice of Lord Ashburnham about 18 years ago, obtained an entrance by a window overlooking the churchyard and made his way to the small drawing-room where were the articles in question which he carried away, vie., two silver• gilt em bossed goblets, one silver-gilt embossed inkstand (containing two ink-bottles), one silver-gilt embossed stand for pen wiper, and ono gilt circular match box. He got off safely with the plunder, and was not discovered at the time, but was shortly after arrested on another charge, and sentenced to penal servitude at Bodmin, in Cornwall. Owing to the indefatigable exertions of Superintendent Thompson, he was traced to the convict prison at Portland (from which he was released on Thursday last), and was immediately arrested on this charge by Mr Thompson. Ile was brought up at the Magistrates' clerk's office, in Battle, on Saturday afternoon last. His names were said to be Richard Draaeon alias Richard Draydon, alias Robert Davis, alias Drayton, alias Drearden, After evidence had been heard, the pri soner on being called on for his defence, said, " I have nothing to say." lie was fully committed for trial at the next quarter sessions.—Surrey Standard. A RUSSIAN INCENDIARY FIRE.—A great incen. diary fire in Russia is reported by Mr Percy t Ffroach, of Monivea Castle, county of Galway, who, in a letter to the 1 imcs, extracts a description of the fire, writ ten by his father-in-law, from Simbirsk, where the disaster occurred. The place was burning for three days, and on the 21st of August the whole place was in ruins ; the cathe dral, the churches, the House of Assembly of the nobles, with its magnificent library, the house of the governor, all the courts of justice, with their archives, ice. In fact, a great town, inhabited by thirty thousand people, was entirely destroyed. No one, he says, can possibly have an idea of the horror of the spectacle, On the 19th, when the fire was burning its fiercest, his country house about a mile and a half from the town, was besieged by burnt: out families, weeping mothers and children,asking for shelter and a bit ot bread. The ladies established themselves in the apartments and the gentlemen formed themselves into a guar d tor the whole night, because the fire was not an accident, bu the result ot a horrible plot. The cathedral, the House of Assembly, and the govel nor's hotel had been undermined, and the explosion was terrible. The exasperated people took justice into their own hands, and they seized in the act the Poles serving in the regiments stationed there. The troops and the people were thus brought into opposition, two officers and many soldier a were killed, and more serious troubles were feared. The nobles, to whom the best part of the town belonged, having been already im poverished by the recent reforms, have nothing with which to rebuild their hDuses. Some families are entirely ruined, The Princess X. has saved nothing but what she had on; her wardrobe, lace diamonds, Bco., everything has been burnt. The incendiaries had taken to the surrounding villages, and had alree.dy fired some of them, so that he and his peasants were keeping a careful watch. The day before the letter was despaf ched passed off quietly, and the people employed themselv es in gathering together the dead, of which there were a good number, NV ED N ESDA Y EVEN LNG, SEPTE MBER LATEST INTELLICTLAuk. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HIS HOLINESS THE POPE. ROME, SEPT. 18 (v Marseilles). An encyclical letter of the Pope, addressed to the Polish bishops, has been distributed among the cardinals at Rome. This letter draws a vivid picture of the persecu tion directed by the Russian Government against the Catholic Church. The Pope stigmatises the Russian Government as cruel, rebukes its excesses, and condemns it before heaven and earth. He censures also the confiscations and deports. does carried out in Poland, and the treatment of the Archbishop of Warsaw, unjustly despoiled. His Holiness condemns, however, the Polish' revolution, and reminds the Catholics of their duty to obey all civil authorities. The bishops, clergy, and all faithful Catholics in Russia are enjoined to persevere in th© faith with courage and resignation, and warned that they do not owe obedienca to measures contrary to their consciences and to Divine laws, The Pope, in conclusion, threatens the persecu• tors with Divine justice, he says, " will soon appear, for the time of mercy is short, and the powerful are powerfully chastised." SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 19 (Evening). A circular of the Minister of the Interior has been addressed to the Civil Governors, recommending them to treat impartially all political parties, and at the sama time to exercise severity in the main tenance of law and order. L 864 hl, bt r ot which bLcutn , ,l berluu ly ti,, ELibplClol l felAoo Signor V--, for whose arrest an order was imme diately given. For the moment he could not be found, but later he presented himself, and so far this fact is in his favour. lie has, however, been committed to the prison of S. Francisco, and judi cial proceedings have been commenced. Signor V--, whose father is a Senator, belongs to a highly respectable and patriotic family, and some hopes are entertained that he himself will be proved to have been only the victim of a diabolical attempt. Death of Mr. C. A. Saunders, of thc3 Great Western Railway. Yesterday morning, upon the resumption of business at the general offices cf the Great 'Western Railway Company, and indeed at all great railway stations in the metropolis, a painful feeling prevailed, consequent upon the information Ling received of the lamented death of Mr Charles Alex. Saunders, who for many years held the important conjoint post of secretary and general superintendent of the Great Western system of railways. The melancholy event took place on Monday afternoon at the residence cf the deceased gentleman, Westbourne-lodge, Harrow-road, where he has been confined from indisposition for some time past, Mr Saunders, who was in his 68th year, it will be remembered by all connected with the railway world, was appointed as secretary and general superintendent of the Great Western lino almost at the commencement of its operations, and from that period up to little more than a year ago he con tinued to perform his laborious and onerous duties, not only to the satisfaction of the shareholders (with, as of course in all large undertakings, few small exceptions), but also to the noblemen and gentlemen who have from time to time acted as chairmen and members of the board of direction. Mr Saunders was not only quite au fail as a general superintendent of the working of a large line of railway, but was a most invaluable auxiliary to the directors and engineers in advising and instructing counsel in the heavy proceedings before the committees of both Houses of Parliament in dealing with the multifarious schemes which were brought forward in every session, either in the interests of the undertaking, or competing schemes, which, if allowed to pass, must have materially affected their property. Almost the last work of magnitude of this character was the great fight for the amalgamation of the West Midland and the South Wales lines with the Great Western Coropany,which was, after a severe struggle, passed in the session before last. The shareholders then suggested to the directors that a policy cf " rest " should be adopted, a:ud none appreciated it more than Mr Saunders, who, with age creeping upon him, felt the mental and bodily effects of the great exertions he had made beginning to tell. The consequence was that as the amalgamated undertaking had now assumed sm7 l2 a vast magnitude it was decided that Saunders should reti:e on a handsome pension, still giving his advice to the board wfth the intention of ultimately tak ing his seat as a threctoi ; and also that the offices of secre tary and general superintendent should be henceforth held separately. This was carried out, and Mr G. F. Saunders, ' the son of the deceased, was appointed as secretary. The deceased was highly esteemed by all with whom he came . in business contact, and his loss will be greatly felt by his late colleagues at Paddington. HARTLEY INS fITUTION, SOUTHAMPTON. —The Ittv, Alex. J. D. D'Orsey began last night a cour3o of three lectures on the English language, originally given at the Royal Institution. Toulon letters mention that preparations are being made in that port for the immediate embarkation for Algeria of an entire division of from 10,000 to 12,000 men who aro to follow Marshal de Mae Mahon. A body of 1,200 men of the 2d Artillery, under the command of Col. Maze!, arrived there on the 15th, to embark. Two strong detachments of the 59th and 71st of the line, who are to go and replace men discharged from the army at Rome, have also reached that point by railway. An Imperial ukase authorises the emission at St. Petersburg of three new series of exchequer bills, each of three millions ef roubles. The two first series bear interest from Aug, 1, 18.61, and the third from Oct. 1 of the same year. The Chambers of Commerce of several towns of Prussia, particularly those of Koenigsberg and Magdeburg, have voted addresses, calling on the Cabinet of Berlin to firmly maintain the treaty of commerce with France, and demanding that no concessions shall be made to Austria relative to Art. 31, which they consider as the capital point of the document. " It appears from an cffleial return," says the Gazette de France," that during the first six months of the present year the Piedmontese army occupying the King dom of Naples has sent 17,010 soldiers with fevers to the hospitals, of which number 481 have died." TEM Bisuor OF LONDON IN DANGER.—The Bishop of London and family recently made an ex pedition to the island of Arran in a small steamer, where they agent the day. When returning in the evening, the sky became overcast, the weather stormy, and the night dark. When near the entrance to Loch Fyno, they were suddenly startled by the cry, " Breakers ahead 1" and, be fore the steamboat's course could be altered, they were aground upon rucks. '1 he captain informed them that, the boat being iron, it would be dangerous to back her off for fear she might have received such injuries as to make it impossible to keep her afloat. They were therefore obliged to land in the small boat. When the party reached the shore, a new difficulty presented itself. They discovered that they had landed, not upon the main land, but upon a rock which might possibly be covered by the flowing tide. They soon, however, found that they were safe at least from that danger. They were able to construct a tent by means of some tarpauling, and under the shelter which it afforded they spent the night. When day dawned they were soon relieved from their disagreeable position, and we are glad to hear that none of the party have suffered from exposure during a night of somewhat stormy weather.—. Record. A REHEARSAL AT MADAME MALIBRAN'S. — The rehearsal passed off most satisfactorily. The weather was insensely hot, and what with the anxiety and the limited dimensions of the apartment, produced the effect of our perspiring most profusely. We dared not open the windows, fearing that it might have alarmed the natives. However, having finished, the room was ventilated by throwing open doors and windows; and then our oharming hostess invited us to partake a draught of that exhilarating fluid called champagne. She also said she would cool us after the manner of the South Americans, which operation was executed by pouring eau de Cologne into the palm of her hand, and rubbing it over our heads. And we also en joyed breezes produced by the action of a monstrous Chinese fan. The relief experienced was delightful. But ono of our party came to grief, in the person of the then pima tenore of the Drury establishment. 'When it came to his turn to enjoy the refresher, he kept bobbing his head up and down. At last our hostess got him steady, and rub• bing his head vigorously, away went the luxuriant scratch, leaving him under a bare pole, to the great amusement of the assembled party. The disconcerted tenor made a rush to recover the fugitive jasey ; but Madame was beforehand, and, grabbing hold of the curly flaxen decora tion, she refused to give it up until he consented to the cooling and balmy process so much enjoyed by the lookers on. That completed, she said, "My dear Mr T., I'm de ceived; I did not think there was anything false about you;" and on replacing the wig on the distracted block, whether from accident or design, she turned the hind part before, so that the drooping ringlets decorated this figure head, to the great delight of the laughing throng.—. Reco llections and Wanderings of Paul Bedford. The NEW FLOATING BRIDGE.—We have had an opportunity of inspecting the new floating bridge intended to take the place of the bridge which at present works the traffic between Portsmouth and Gosport. She is now on the point of completion, and will, we believe, be placed on her chains very shortly. Sho is 100 ft long (or 16ft longer than the present bridge) and about 15ft wide. The contract was taken by Messrs Lewis and Stockwell, iron ship builders, of Blackwell, London, who entrusted the engines and machinery to the eminent firm of James Watt and Co., of London and Soho. The engines aro of the collective nominal power of 50 horses, with duplicate boilers—the condenser, air pump, and frame being all com bined, and forming a strong and compact structure. Much attention seems to have been paid to the accommodation for passengers, the want of which has been so much felt in the old bridge, Two large and roomy cabins above Bft high are placed at each end, and are well lighted by means of domes or cupolas, which are further utilised on the upper deck.to form comfortable seats for passengers. Upon the upper deck also the present inconvenience of want of room is removed, and the openings over the chain wheels being made flush with the deck, a clear space for promenading is secured. The gasholders, of which there are two on board of lift Gin dia meter, are conveniently disposed under the carriage deck, one on each side the bridge ; and the spaces similar to those on which the gasholders of the present bridge aro situated are available for further cabin accommodation or for refresh ment rooms, a suggestion to which the attention of the directors should be directed. The prows are massive, per haps a little too heavy in appearance for the rest of the structure, but well built, of wood, firmly bound beneath by iron girders, and an especial point has been introduced in connexion with the working of these prows which, as far as we know, is of a novel design, Attached to the machinery are a pair of oscillating engines, which may be worked on the carriage deck by means of a lever, and which give the option of raising and lowering the prows by either hand or steam power, These oscillating engines also work the powerful bilge pumps on board the bridge. In the pose Bible event of the disabling of the machinery provision has been made by which the bridge can be worked across its passage by hand-power only. The work throughout seems to be of the strongest and most substantial character, while the comfort and convenience of the passengers have been consulted both in reference to the appearance and fittings of the bridge; and the highest credit is due as well to the contractors, Messrs. Lewis and Stockwell, as to their super intending engineer, Mr Trevithick, of Great George-street, Westminster, and to the constructors of the machinery,- /farspshire Telegraph. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 20,—The market has maintained the improvement of yesterday, and with a slight further advance. Threes, for the Account, are at 66f. 10c. Mobilier have also risen, being now at 1,028 f. 75c. Railways firm, but without much doing. The market made a little retrograde move ment before the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents .. 92 50 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 05 Credit Mobilier 1025 Do. end month 10 2 2 50 Bank Shares 3390 Credit Fonder 122.0 Roman Italian Loan 67 95 Do. end month 63 25 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican --- Russian Austrian Spanieh Threes — Home Debt Deferred AYS. SA IL Cash. Account. Orleans - B9O .. 892 50 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 925 .. 928 75 Southern 633 75 .. 636 25 Western Eastern Sardinian 350 .. 350 Austrian .. Lair bard North of Spain Saragossa 490 .. 490 Ditto to Barcelona - -----. HANOVER. A letter from Hanover of the 17th says :—" The reconstitution of the Z illverein may now be consi. dered as an accomplished fact. The day before eaterday the grand duchy of Hesse announced his intention of again forming part of the customs' union, and sent to Berlin M. Ewald, a superior councillor of finances, to conclude the treaty of adhesion. The duchy of Nassau will send a plenipotentiary to Berlin with the same object. Wurtemberg is said to have informed Bavaria of her intention to open negotiations herself with Prussia, in case the Court of Munich should refuse to take a similar step. Bavaria may possibly decide on waiting to see the result of the conferences of Prague, and allow the Ist Ostobor to pass without coming to a determination. She will, however, end by again j3ining her former allies. Certain tradesmen, manufac turers, and landowners in the Palatinate are pre paring fin address in which they call on the Go vernment to give its adhesion to the new Zoil verein before the let October, or at least to do so for Rhenish Bavaria. The address will also state that the Government would be prejudicing most seriously the interests of the Palatinate by leaving it any longer in a state of uncertainty." PORTUGAL. A communication from Lisbon says :—" The elections for the Chamber of Deputies have just taken place, and so far as is yet known give an imposing majority to the Government. All the Ministers who do not sit in the Chamber of Peers were elected, and some in more than one district. At Lisbon the Government candidates were chosen in six of the seven circumscriptions, arid in the remaining one a fresh trial is necessary. The Opposition candidates obtained a larger num ber of votes in the provinces than in the capital, without, however, influencing the general result. The contest was besides much less determined this year than during the elections of 1861, and in no part of the kingdom have any dis orders taken place. The official journals has pub lished a decree ordering that foreign vessels bound for ports in other countries with clean bills of health shall henceforth be admitted to free pratique in the ports of the kingdom without the visa of Portus guese consuls when forced to take refuge in the ports of Portugal, except in cases when the places at which they have previously touched shall be sus pected." ITALY. A letter in a contemporary, dated Naples, Sept, 13, says :—After an absence of upwards of a year, a British fleet has again made its appearance in the Bay of Naples, and very amusing have been the speculations of the journals as to the why and where fore of the visit. Perhaps it is not unnatural, in the rather exceptional state in which Italy is at present placed, that a political motive should be sought and found for oven the slightest move ment which takes place ; but who would have imagined that the possible event of Murat touching at this point could have been supposed to set our iron-cased steamers in motion. The fleet did not come into the bay before Saturday last, having called at Palermo en route. It consists of the Marlborough, 121 guns, Captain Fellowes, carrying the flag of Admiral Sir It. Smart ; the Royal Oak, 35 guns, iron-cased, Capt. F. Campbell ; the Resistance, 16, iron steamship, Captain W. C. Chamberlain ; and Gibraltar, Si guns, Capt. J.. C. Prevost. The entire squadron went into Castella mare on arriving—the Resistance only coming up Naples on Sunday morning. All the vessels will, however, come over on Saturday morning, and remain, probably, till the 25th instant. Nothing can be more wimple than the object of the visit, which is gun practice and the general exercise of the crews. A pirton of the press e xpress a hope that some precautions will be taken to prevent the excesses formerly committed by our men under :he influence of "Alarsala, Cognac, and rum," and, if reports aro to be believed, it has been arranged that patrols without arms shall be per ons mitted to land to look after their compani Those who have been here during the last four years will readily admit that the spectacles which our sailors have exhibited in the streets of Nap es have not been very edifying or creditable. Still much of the excess compl aiued of must be attri buted to the wretched poison which is publicly sold in every cage and canttno of the city, and the authorities would do well, in the interests of the public health, to introduce some regulations to correct the evil. Another mysterious event has just occurred, plunging a distinguished family in sorrow. Nearly seven persons were all but sacrificed last week by taking poison which had been secretly adminis tered in a soup. The attempt appears to have been directed against the life of a lady whose daughter is married to a son of a Senator of the kingdom. Suspicion first fell on the cook, who was arrested, but, it having been proved that he had given a portion of the soup to his own family, every mem- STATE o± l TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 20.—Although military and poli tical events in America are much more favourable than previous ones had been to the war party, the intelligence has not done more than give a slight appearance or dimi nished weakness to the prices of cotton in Liverpool, with a small increase of business. Any greater effect is pre vented by the state of money matters. A like effect has by no means ensued in our yarn market. Spinners seem to have come to town with their minds made up to accept prices (if only they could get them) which they were not generally prepared for last week. In this yielding mood, some of them have proved weaker in bargaining than they thought of being. The prices of all descriptions have thus been markedly lower than they wore on Friday. They have, it is true, been very little tested by offers; but producers have made it plain to inquirers how matters stand The fact is, that the dulness of the last two months has caused a certain amount of accumulation in first hands, which everyone is anxious to be rid of; and in some in stances the same feeling is produced or increased by the stock of raw material that may be held. On Friday great surprise was occasioned by the report of a single sale of 22,0001 b. of good 32's twist cops at 2s per lb, for a small quantity of which for spinning the same person had paid 2s 5d only three days before, the quotation being 2s 51d. To-day some other sellers have been willing to take 2s for equal quality; and the current nominal rates have fallen to 2s 3d and 2s 2d. This class of twist is, however, subject to greater and more rapid variations than any other. But producers of India mule twist have abated lid and 2d per lb from what they wanted on Tuesday, in order to clear off stocks which had been gathering for many weeks back ; and similar reductions have been offered to buyers by spinners of 60's to 80's cops, warps, and bundles, and by holders of doubled yarns. For very fine singles and twofolds decidedly lower prices have been submitted to for the sake of making very limited sales. It is found that some middle counts of yarns are being sold or offered at Gd, 71d, and 91b per lb under the late highest prices, while the raw material is only down 3d, 41d, and Gd. Our statement respecting the anxiety of spinners to get rid of stocks, and the consequent weakness of prices, is applic able in the main to the makers of piece goods. How much will be yielded is, however, more apparent in the case of the former than the latter, because these are less tested by offers. The fall should be less in twist and weft than in cloth, for when it began the last article was relatively cheaper than the first two. Spinners and manufacturers must go away from this day's market far from inclined to abate that rapid curtailment for production which is taking place. HUDDERSFIELD, 20th.—Business has been quieter in our market to-day, the attendance of buyers having been un usually small, and those who had been present not having purchased largely. Fancy trowserings in new goods have been again in chief demand, but fresh arrivals of *hese are, for the most part, delivered to order. Unions and low woollens have not been so much in request by the shipping houses to-day, and stocks of these goods in the Cloth Hall are slightly on the increase just now. The country trade is moderately brisk, witneys and winter goods generally having sold well of late. Wools have been in quieter demand here during the week. Prices keep firm, both for wools and goods. LEEDS, 20th.—Trade was very inanimate in the Cloth Halls to-day. Both merchants and clothiers appeared to be astounded by the suspension of the Leeds Banking Com pany, and neither class were disposed to operate until the extent of the mischief was ascertained. Several +houses in the town have already succumbed to the pressure upon them, and it is feared that others must soon follow. The clothiers continue busy in preparing for the spring trade. The Crops and the Armies of the South. The Richmond Examiner of tho Ist inst. has an elaborate editorial article to prove that the South is very far from exhaustion , It says :—" The crops of 1861, which are to supply subsistence for the next twelve months, are unusu ally good. Certain localities have suffered from drought, but this evil has been partial only. As a general rule, the crops of 1861 are better than those of 1863, and promise abundant bread for another year. There has, in fact, never been any lack of quantity. The difficulty was in distribu tion. Bat our railroads have held out wonderfully well. Their own officers have been surprised by the facility with which they have been able to keep them up. IV a are better prepared to maintain our railroad system at this hour than we were 18 months ago. Every month increases our capacity to improve and maintain these essential public works. Necessity has proved in this matter the mother of invention. The people have found that they could live luxuriously upon a quantity of supplies which they would have considered four years ago approximate to starvation —and great manufacturing enterprises have been impro vised without trouble, which everybody in the South thought beyond our capacity to accomplish even in the time of peace. Nor are our armies so nearly destroyed as the enemy persuades himself. That of Northern Virginia is stronger now than when Grant began the battles of the Wilderness. We have lost few in killed, and the wounded are nearly all recovered and returned to their places. In general the army grows stronger rather than weaker, for the boys attaining to the military age outnumber the killed and discharged old men. The progress et active operations thins o'er ranks, but a lull of the strife recupe rates the disabled and restores the strength of the ranks. The Confederacy is immeasurably stronger on this Ist day of September, 1864, than it was on the Ist of May, 1862 or 1863. It can place as many men in the field, and each man is a veteran, when before he was a raw recruit. The Yankees may as well dismiss their pleasing visions of Southern ex• baustion. It was this mistake which lured them into the war ; and the same delusion has been the cause of all their disappointments. If they determine to carry on the war they must brace themselves like men to the real fact that they will have to encounter great armies, well supplied, thoroughly armed, and brave as any that ever trod a field of battle. The cowardly idea that the rebellion is exhausted, and that their further operations will be feebly resisted, will bring them to grief. The South has fought Lincoln for one term successfully. If they can re-elect him she can fight him another term still more successfully, There is no thought of submission, nor any fear of collapse here ; and the North would meet in the fall of 1868 the same spirit which they encountered at the outset of the struggle at Bull Run. South London Industrial Exhibition, Last evening a public meeting was held at Taylor's De pository, St. George's-road, Southwark, in furtherance of the movement for the second South London Working Classes' Industrial Exhibition. Mr Samuel Morley occu pied the chair, and was supported by a large body of the local clergy and influential inhabitants of the district. About 1,500 persons were present. Letters approving the object of the meeting but apologising for non-attendance, were read from Mr Doulton, M.P. (enclosing £5 for the guarantee fund), Mr Layard, M.P., Mr Briscoe, M.P., Rev. Newman Hall, &c. The chairman, in opening the meeting, said he felt the deepest sympathy with the object which had called them together. He was convinced that exhibitions such as the one held last year and the one now proposed to be held would tend to the great benefit of the working classes, socially, politically, and morally, and he was certain they would receive the hearty ea-operation of all those in the higher ranks of life who felt any interest in the wellbeing of the industrious classes. In connexion with these exhibi tions he referred to the existing state of the patent laws, which he was afraid acted as a great impediment to their success, by keeping away many important and valuable inventions. As these exhibitions grow in number and im • portance, he had no doubt the attention of the Legislature would be directed to the subject. Mr Murphy, secretary, read the report of the committee, which stated that, embol dened by the great success which ha I attended the first exhibition, held in the Lambeth Baths last spring, they had determined upon holding another in February next on a larger scale, at which money prizes would be given—funds for which would be derived from the profits of the exhibition; but at the same time, to guard against disappointment, it had been resolved to raise a guarantee fund of £l,OOO, of which amount £6OO had already been subscribed. It was intended to invite tho Prince of Wales t 3 be the patron of the insti tution and to open it. The report then gave a long list of noblemen and gentlemen who had consented to act as vice presidents, and concluded by earnestly soliciting the hearty co-operation of all classes in the district, but especially of the working men, who alone would be eligible as exhibitors of the work of their own hands. The Rev Mr Bowstoad, Rural Dean of Southwark, moved the adoption of the report. lie had been prevented taking any part in the former exhi bition, but hoped to do his share of the work in the forth coming one. Captain D. Rogers seconded the resolution. Mr Simons supported the resolution and in so doing gave several practical illustrations of the injurious effects of the patent laws on working- class inventors. The report was then adopted. Mr Watts moved the second resolution, setting forth:the rules and regulations under which the forthcoming exhibition should be held, Mr Bates seconded the motion, which was also agreed to. Several ether gentlemen and working men having addressed the meeting, which through out was a very enthusiastic one, the proceedings concluded with a v.)te of thanks to the chairman. EXECUTION OF A DESPERADO.—'The Europe of Frankfort gives an account of the cx4cution of tilt man Gasser, who made such a determined resistance when arrested some months back at Lauterach, as reported at the time. He barricaded himself in his house, it may be re• membered, kept the officers at bay for 48 hours, and was only taken at last after a regular siege, during which ke shot two officers dead and wounded several others. For these murders and other crimes he was tried, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged at Feldkirch. The last three days of his life he spent in prayer and meditation, and had several conversations with the chaplain of the prison. On the morning of the execution he breakfasted as usual, took leave of the gaolers, and on arriving at the fatal spot he ascended the scaffold with a firm step, even helped the hang man to put the rope round his neck, placed himself on the drop, and a moment after justice was satisfied. The body was left hanging till sunset, when it was taken down and buried near the place of execution. An immense crowd was present to witness the execution, , - • • • rt ersillAT HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sopt, 19. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, drove on Satur day to Invercauld, and went up the Sluggan. Divine service was performed at the Castle yes' terday by the Rev. Dr. Caird, one of her Majesty's chaplains, before the Queen, Princoss Helens, Princess Louis; Prince Alfred, and Prince Leopold• Princess Helena, attended by the Hon. Mre. Bruce and the Hon. Harriet Phipps, went to the parish church of Crathie yesterday morning. The IIeY• Dr. Caird officiated. Earl Russell and the Rev. Dr. Cain , ' had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the royal family last night. The Royal Visit to Denmark. COPENHAGEN ; Sept. 20, 10.55 p.m. The King and the royal family, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, visited the Royal Theatre this evening, 011 their leaving the theatre loud cheers were given for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Prince Humbert of Italy. Yesterday morning Prince Humbert, accent' panied by his Excellency the Italian Minister, and attended by General Revel and the noblemen and gentlemen in his suite, left town shortly before 1 1 o'clock, for Windsor. Colonel Du Plat, 'equerry to the Queen, also attended his royal highness. Three of the Queen's carriages awaited the party at the station, and in these they immediately proceeded to Old Windsor, in order that his royal highneeg might inspect the establishment of Mr Dailey, who has a hunting and steeplechase there. The Crowo Prince also visited Fregmore and the royal farts, and then drove to the Castle, alighting in the grand quadrangle, where he was received by cif Seabrook, her Majesty's inspector, in the Lord Chamberlain's department, and by Mr Miles, by whom he was conducted through the privet 6 apartments of the royal family. The visitors were afterwards taken to the Chapel Royal, and shoWt the varicua objects of interest in thesacred building Oa quitting the chapel, lunch was partaken of el the White Hart Hotel; and at a quarter-past thre the prince and his suite entered two of the roya carriages, each drawn by four bays, ridden by peg tilions, and drove through the Long-walk en( Windsor Forest to Cumberland Lodge, for the per pose of visiting the hunting.stables of the Prince Wales, whose harriers are kept here. His rota highness afterwards returned to Windsor, ant passed through the town and Eton en route fol Slough, whence the party returned to London b: the Great Western Railway, His Excellency th Marquis d'Azeglio gave a grand dinner of a cirel of 20 in the evening. In addition to the prince so' his suite and the members of the legation, th Marquis de Cadore (the French Chargé d'Affaires, the Duchess of Montrose, the Marchioness St Germans, the Countess of Jersey, Mr and TAad Violet Greville, Mr Odo Russell, and Captail Lumley, were present. His Royal Highness the Prince de S o invill arrived at Vienna from Kustendje on the 9th inst. Their Royal Highnesses the Maharajah an Maharanee Dhuleep Singh have arrived south from highness's shooting quarters in Scotland, The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the miralty, has arrived at Paris, accompanied by Admir Drummond, and by several members of the Board ' Admiralty. After spending a few days in the Frenc capital his grace, and the officers and gentlemen by who he is accompanied, will embark at Marseilles for Malts whence they will proceed to Gibraltar, The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have in the Clarendon Hotel for Floors Castle. The Earl of Shrewsbury and Lady Adelail Talbot, 1.,-,rd Richard Grosvenor, and Mr Erskine ha been staying with the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland Dunrobin Castle, N.B. The Earl and Countess of Scarborough's part at Sandbeck Perk, near Doncaster, last week, inclu e d t Marchioness Maria of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countre of Chesterfield, Viscount Canterbury, Lady Georgia' Milner and Miss Milner, Colonel the Honourable Ja►n Macdonald, Colonel the Honourable IL Forester, Mr Ce Drummond, &o. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left Bros lands, Rants, yesterday, for Wilton House, near Salisbt on a short visit to Lady Herbert of Lea. The noble Fr mier has promised to award the prizes to the success competitors of the 1 cal rifle volunteers. Lord and Lady Wharncliffe have been enterta' ing Lord Loughborough, Lady Gertrude Talbot, Egremont and Mrs Lascelles, Hon. Colonel and Mrs C zon, Hon. Captain Talbot, Mr Darner, and a select pal at Wortley Hall, near Sheffield. AN INDIAN FLOOD.—The Lahore Chronicle ports an unusual eccentricity on the part of 1 river Chenab, which has caused considerable damage Mooltan, if not to other stations in its neighbourhood. some time its unusual shallowness had been remarked the Lahore editor, and attributed by him to a landslip glacier which had dammed up the river in some of the 0 , tudes of the Himalayas—when all at once it burst on INIc tan with a fury it had never been remembered to exb before. A correspondent from the latter city writes " The water has flowed in so suddenly and with such VE city, that we awoke this morning only to find ourselves it were on an island, every direction as far as the eye reach being a perfect sea. All communication between city and cantonments has been completely cut off. r . commissioner's house has three or four feet water mull ( The greater portion of the suburbs of the city, includ Tola Khan and Emam Poro, have been submerged, and market-place has shared the same fate. The stanning 01 have all been destroyed, whole villages washed down, the panicatruck inhabitants know not whither to fly or to escape from the deluge. Woodlands, the proport: General Van Cortlandt, the favourite resort of the reside of the station, is all but a wreck. Its fine walks, its 1 den, containing the choicest flowers, and its orchard so( with the most delicious fruits, are all submerged. around is desolation—the flood has extended for see miles, as far as the railway line ; and the destructio: property caused by it must be immense." Great exert were made by the local engineers to divert the course of flood, but to no purpose, the water toppling over the ht almost immediately they were erected.—Hometvard PROPOIJED ABOLITION OF TURNPIKE TOLL; Yesterday an important meeting of the rateps: of the parish of Lewisham was held, for the purpose of ing into consideration the proposed abolition of the tol the various gates on nearly 40 miles of roads, formilif south-eastern outlet of the metropolis, and extending 1 St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, to Dartford, Kent. chair was occupied by Mr Atkins, churchwarden, salt plained that the meeting had been convened in consort of a letter received from Sir G. Grey, in which he 0 for an expression of the opinion of the ratepayers of several parishes as to the desirableness of abolishill continuing the present system of tolls, which, less renewed by an act to be passed in the next sel of Parliament, will cease to exist on and after the I November, 1865, the expense of keeping the roads in r to be borne by the parishes through which such roads The present annual cost of maintaining the roads the on which are proposed to be abolished is £12,780, d buted as follows :—St. George the Martyr, Southwark a mile, £1,600 Camberwell, 14 mile, £1,200 —St. Deptford, 21 miles, £1,700 Greenwich, 3/- miles, £ 2, ' Lewisham, 6 miles, £2,7oo—Brotnley, 4i mike, XI Beckenham, 31 miles, £2oo—Lee, 1 mile, £4oo—Elth o miles, £Boo—Footscray, 2i miles, £lBo—Charlton, 3 £4oB—Woolwich, It mile, £2so—Plumsteacl, 1 mile, £ Bexley, 41 miles, £27o—and Dartford, 1 mile, was considerable discussion it was moved by Mr IN seconded by Mr Saunders, and unanimously carrie " That the extent of roads within the parish of Log i being some seven or eight miles (an extent of nearl) miles having been omitted in the above measuremen t) cost of maintenance would be a great burden and bur on the ratepayers, inasmuch as the said roads are 110 the ratepayers of surrounding parishes and the gE public, while their proportion :of the road of the till' trust if abolished would bo comparatively small. meeting, therefore, expresses its opinion that if the VI abolished the cost of maintaining the roads she° equitably distributed over the whole area—and if arrangement cannot be made, this meeting opposes th position to abolish the trusts." A vote of thanks chairman closed the proceedings. Z t SHOCKING ACCIDENT THROUGH PLAYING FIRE,—On Monday evening Hannah Ja c whose parents reside in Apolle-court, Mile-end, 0° alone in their room. Finding some firewood and I matches she commenced, by way of amusement, Cr: an imitation grotto. The flames from the light ° , communicated to her clothes, and when the netgt" alarmed by her screams, rushed into the room, thoi the poor little creature one mass of flame, and her / frightfully burned all over, scarcely a featu re bet e l tinguishable,